Rename the application

[rijnhard]

Description
The app has been delisted from Flathub

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to 'flathub'
2. See the error

Expected behavior
Should not be delisted

Screenshots

Environment

• Distro: Fedora 40 (KDE)
• Package: flatpak (flathub)
• Desktop Environment: KDE

[Pryka]

It won't come back unless some changes are made - flathub/com.github.eneshecan.WhatsAppForLinux#14

[winstonma]

Does it mean that the name of the app need to be changed in order to get back to flathub?

[James-Oakley]

Looking at the linked issue, I can see that @eneshecan doesn't wish to rename the app. I'm wondering why renaming it is so bad that delisting would be preferred.

[goldyfruit]

On my side, if the application is not listed on Flathub then I'm not gonna use it anymore (which will be a shame).

[xeco23]

I am not completely against renaming but it needs a bit of time and effort which I don't have these days. Yet I am also unable to come up with a good name. If you guys can propose a good name, we can rename it :) After that, it would be nice to have someone maintaining the flatpak package again.

[rijnhard]

Can copy what the teams app did? Portal for WhatsApp?

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[colonia-duck]

I second the name 'Portal for WhatsApp'.

[xeco23]

I second the name 'Portal for WhatsApp'.

Well, I think this also goes against the naming policy of flatpak since it includes WhatsApp. We need something more creative.

[colonia-duck]

Well, I think this also goes against the naming policy of flatpak since it includes WhatsApp. We need something more creative.

ah yes that maybe a problem.

[rijnhard]

@bbhtt @barthalion would "Portal for WhatsApp" be acceptable?

[bbhtt]

Yes that's fine although preferably you can come up with your own distinct name like Whatsie or Youp which would be even better.

The other issue is having its own distinct icon https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eneshecan/whatsapp-for-linux/master/resource/image/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/com.github.eneshecan.WhatsAppForLinux.png looks like a recoloured version of the official icon.

See the icon included in https://about.meta.com/brand/resources/whatsapp/whatsapp-brand/ -> Glyph -> Digital -> SVG -> Green for comparison.

[stklcode]

Suggestion: Rebuild a balloon out of two simple shapes and add a keyboard instead of phone icon (the "app" is designed to use on computers, not phones) and keep the green:

I don't really like the pale color (but that's personal taste), so maybe switch LimeGreen ...

For reference, the original WhatsApp logo a same scale

Feel free to use either (of the custom versions of course) at project license. I can push a PR replacing the current PNG version if desired.

(I am neither a designer nor a trademarks expert, just an attempt to maybe get some movement in here)

[rijnhard]

Re the name, just to avoid containing WhatsApp.

• WhatUp
• ChatUp
• GreenUp
• WA Desktop
• at this point I'm just dumping bad names 😅

I think is @eneshecan is fine with living in the grey area then Portal for WhatsApp with the new icon.

And we ready to rock.

[eylenburg]

Would another alternative be to host a Flatpak "repo" (with just 1 app) yourself? It would still be useful for people on Flatpak-first systems like Fedora Atomic or OpenSUSE MicroOS.

[stklcode]

No capacity to change the name, but host another repo... 🤔

Besides that, the actual issue is trademark rights / usage terms of the name WhatsApp and logo and this would apply if hosted on a different repository, just shifts the accountability.

[xeco23]

Okay, I renamed the app to WasIstLos since I didn't want to wait anymore, and it had been in my mind for quite a while. Please consider reporting some forgotten things or creating a PR.

Anyone is welcome to submit a flatpak repo and maintain it. Please refer to the old repo: https://github.com/flathub/com.github.eneshecan.WhatsAppForLinux.

[xeco23]

Suggestion: Rebuild a balloon out of two simple shapes and add a keyboard instead of phone icon (the "app" is designed to use on computers, not phones) and keep the green:

I don't really like the pale color (but that's personal taste), so maybe switch LimeGreen ...

For reference, the original WhatsApp logo a same scale

Feel free to use either (of the custom versions of course) at project license. I can push a PR replacing the current PNG version if desired.

(I am neither a designer nor a trademarks expert, just an attempt to maybe get some movement in here)

Thanks a lot! I will replace the icons soon, but still, please feel free to create a PR.

[xeco23]

Atm snap and flatpak packages redirect to non-existent links. I'll create a new release soon with the new name. Then, the existing packages should slowly switch to that. I will take care of the snap migration but as said will not do anything about the flatpak. A new maintainer for the flatpak package is much appreciated.

[xeco23]

I also decided to stop maintaining snap because it's driving me mad...

[colonia-duck]

fair enough.
I've migrated the Gentoo package to the new name.

[bbhtt]

Anyone is welcome to submit a flatpak repo and maintain it. Please refer to the old repo: https://github.com/flathub/com.github.eneshecan.WhatsAppForLinux.

A new submission for Flathub is not needed. The ID is a technical detail and doesn't need to change. Only the user visible parts need to change name in metainfo, desktop file, icon etc. So resubmission is not needed.

Updating the old one to the new branding is enough. If anyone wants to do it, please open an issue on https://github.com/flathub/flathub